The Beast Within – The Awakening of the Noctusborn (Book One)

A king who loved his people. A husband who swore to protect his family. A man willing to sacrifice everything—even his humanity. King Elandor of Kaelon has everything a man could desire: a realm that worships him, a wife who touches his very soul, and a future bathed in light. Yet in the shadows of his own city, strings are being pulled. Not against his realm—against his heart. When darkness strikes, Elandor faces a choice no man should ever have to make: Accept. Or become. There is a way to grow stronger than his pain. A way to crawl into the bodies of his enemies, hollow them from within, steal their strengths. A way to become immortal—yet the more he takes, the more the king dissolves into ash. And from that ash, something older awakens. The Beast Within is the story of a man caught between love and damnation—and the discovery that the greatest monster is not the enemy, but what we become to defeat him. Book One: The Awakening of the Noctusborn An OPTIONAL lore companion book is available on my WebNovel profile. TikTok.com/@jjwakawaka pinterest.com/jjwaka1144/ instagram.com/jjwaka414 Copyright 2025 JJWaka & Wayne Shao. All rights reserved. This work is protected by copyright. Any reproduction, distribution, translation, adaptation, public performance, or other use—even in part—is prohibited without the express written permission of the authors. Publication of this work is reserved exclusively for the authors—regardless of platform, medium, or format. Any further publication or use by third parties, even for non-commercial purposes, is strictly prohibited. All characters, plot lines, texts, musical compositions, sound recordings, visual elements, and other creative content are the intellectual property of the authors.